Gurugram kids to make metro stations greener

NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and The Shri Ram School, Gurugram launched ‘Swacch Chetna- An Eco Club’. The initiative aims towards spreading awareness about the protection of environment as well as the importance of maintaining cleanliness. To mark the beginning of the initiative, a tree plantation activity was conducted at DMRC premises along the Metro via duct near Qutab Minar in Delhi.
Around 50 students from class six to 12 of Shri Ram School along with DMRC personnel planted saplings to spread greenery near Andheria mod.As part of the activity, the students have also created a facebook page to spread awareness among their fellow mates and other children.
“It is a year-long exercise during which we will also involve under-privilege students from neighbouring schools. We will also clean IFFCO Chowk and HUDA City Centre metro stations too,” said Abhiir Bhalla, secretary of environmental initiative who studies in class 11 at the The Shri Ram School, Gurugram.
In course of the next few months, the eco club will organize new activities like cleanliness drives at Metro stations, street play competitions for children etc. A logo designing competition will also be organized among the children to decide the logo of the club. The idea is to involve the future citizens and make them aware of their responsibilities as the residents of earth.
“The Delhi Metro plans to take this initiative to more schools and involve a large number of students in spreading awareness about the environment and the importance of maintain cleanliness. Recently, it has constructed a park at Shastri Park called ‘Prakriti – Metro Park’ primarily using construction waste.
Also, the Arjangarh Metro station on Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli – HUDA City Centre) has been given an artistic makeover, with Indian and international artists painting various illustrations across the walls of the station on themes related to environment,” said the DMRC spokesperson.